Respective winners of Sochaux (2-1) and Grenoble (2-0), Troyes and Toulouse continued their duel at the head of Ligue 2, Saturday on the occasion of the 20th day, at the end of which Clermont is mounted on the podium.
Carried by a hat-trick from Mohamed Bayo, the Clermontois crushed Dunkirk (5-0) and dispossessed the Grenoblois of third place, climbing for the first time this season on a podium that the GF38 left for the first time since the 11th day.
If the TFC is virtually in the lead for a few minutes thanks to another Bayo, Vakoun, scorer and passer, the Estac has assumed its role of boss, thanks to a double from Florian Tardieu, on a slightly snow-covered lawn.
Auxerre despite the snow
A disruptive element of this 20th day, the snow has also led to the postponement of two posters, Chambly-Niort and Valencienne-Paris FC, on dates that "the LFP Competitions Commission will set later," said the League.
In Auxerre, the referee trio present at Abbé-Deschamps simply chose to delay the kick-off by 20 minutes, despite a lawn covered with a thick coat which largely penalized the game, preventing the ball from rolling correctly and undermining the support of the players, as on the opening of the Auxerre score from Kevin Fortuné after a slip by Fabri, the keeper of Châteauroux (8th).
Despite the castelroussine equalizer, the AJA managed to get out of this semblance of a match with three points (4-1), while the Berrichonne remains last, behind Pau, who conceded Rodez its fifth consecutive defeat (1 -0).
A negative spiral in which Caen plunges gently (9th).
Beaten in Ajaccio (1-0), Stade Malherbe has taken only two points in its last four matches and continues to tumble, overtaken by Amiens (8th), yet held in check by Le Havre (0-0) while Guingamp was hooked - eleven against ten - by Nancy (0-0).
On the next day, Troyes (one defeat in the last 16 matches) and Toulouse (10th unbeaten match) will go to Pau and Sochaux respectively to try to continue their good dynamic, while Clermont will receive Auxerre in a crucial match for the top. table.
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